Defenition of the word papilla

• Defenition of the word papilla

  • The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk can be secreted.
  • a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair, tooth, or feather
  • a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"
  • a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
  • a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
  • (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf

Meronymys for the word papilla

• • receptor
  • sense organ
  • sensory receptor

Hypernyms for the word papilla

• • appendage
  • outgrowth
  • process

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